Clearance Tab Options
The following options are available in the Clearance tab:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Type | Specify a type of clearance to define:
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| Value | Initial clearance/overclosure for the entire set of slave nodes. A positive value specifies an initial clearance, and a negative value specifies an initial overclosure. |
| Input File | Input file that contains the clearance data. The input file can be a file name, relative path, or complete file path. A maximum of eighty characters are allowed in this field. |
| Half Thread Angle | Angle between the threads. |
| Pitch | Distance between two threads. |
| Major Thread Diameter | The largest extreme diameter of a thread. |
| Minor Thread Diameter | The smallest extreme diameter of a thread. |
| Node | Activates the node table, from which you can specify a node to define clearance with. |
| Node set | Activates the node set table, from which you can specify a node set to define clearance with. |
| Add | Adds a data line to the table. |
| Delete | Deletes a data line from the table. |
| Create/Edit | Opens the Entity Sets panel, from which you can create a node set. |
| Node ID | Activates the node collector, which can be used to select a node to define clearance with. |
| Node Set | Enables a drop-down list from which you can select a node set to define clearance with. |
| Clearance Value | A positive value indicates an opening between the surfaces, and a negative value indicates overclosure. If this field is left blank, the clearance value will be calculated automatically. |
| a(X) | X-coordinate of point a along the axis of the bolt/bolt hole. |
| a(Y) | Y-coordinate of point a along the axis of the bolt/bolt hole. |
| a(Z) | Z-coordinate of point a along the axis of the bolt/bolt hole. |
| b(X) | X-coordinate of point b along the axis of the bolt/bolt hole. |
| b(Y) | Y-coordinate of point b along the axis of the bolt/bolt hole. |
| b(Z) | Z-coordinate of point b along the axis of the bolt/bolt hole. |
| 1st Normal | First component of the normal. |
| 2nd Normal | Second component of the normal. |
| 3rd Normal | Third component of the normal. |